Need a way to use up those leftover candy canes from Christmas? Crush em up! Along with crushed pretzels and white chocolate, you've got yourself a sweet and salty treat.
The last time I made chocolate bark, it didn't turn out so well. They were as fragile as egg shells and started to melt as soon as they were touched.
Mindy at Creative Juice made the chocolate bark in a way that was sturdy enough to break into pieces but not melt at the sheer touch of fingers.
Here's what you do:
-Crush up some pretzels. I crushed a handful at a time until I had about a cup.
-Crush up 2 candy canes...or more, whatevs.
-Melt some white chocolate. I used 1 bag of Tollhouse chips and got about a square foot of chocolate to break up. I melted half of the chocolates at a time.
-Pour the melted chocolate onto some parchment paper. Spread it out to make it even along the surface.
-Sprinkle half of the crushed pretzels over the chocolate while it's still melty. I pressed the bigger pieces into the chocolate to make sure they're nice and snug.
-Then go and do something to pass the time. The chocolate has to cool completely and harden.
-Melt the rest of the chocolate and pour over the cool chocolate, spreading it evenly.
-Sprinkle the rest of the pretzels and crushed candy canes, pressing the bigger pieces into the chocolate.
-Twiddle your thumbs while waiting for the chocolate to cool and harden.
-Break up the chocolate into pieces...or eat the thing whole. Your choice.
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